Terrestrial
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author
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We come from far away and, all of a sudden, we no longer know where we are going.
In Terrestrial, we follow travellers who carry little but longing and a sense of possibility. A woman returns to the town of a lover who once abandoned her, walking its streets listening for an echo. Two girls ride a train in search of a lake that may only exist in memory and myth. A group of workers build a temporary shelter, only to see it razed in an instant.
These characters hitchhike, drift, wander, or at times, fly, to resist the forces that try to contain them. On dusty, sun-baked roads they remain close to the earth’s surface, sensing its tremors, its wounds, its wild promise and enduring beauty.
Blending memoir, reportage and fiction, Rivera Garza bends form into something elemental and new, reshaping the boundaries of writing as she tails these young travellers. Terrestrial is a fierce and tender meditation on what it means to move through the world as a woman, on the landscapes that mark us, and our ties to the earth we tread on.
PRAISE FOR CRISTINA RIVERA GARZA:
'One of Mexico's greatest living writers' JONATHAN LETHEM
'An explosive writer ... with a powerful style, an evocative and indomitable language' LINA MERUANE
'A masterful storyteller' JENNIFER CLEMENT©2026 Cristina Rivera Garza (P)2026 Penguin Random House USA Audio
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Critic reviews
Incandescent ... [Rivera Garza] revels in the unexpected, eschewing the straightforward at all times, but never in a showy way. These stories, focused on traveling, are absolutely beautiful, written with Rivera Garza’s sparkling and enchanting prose. In other words: she’s done it again
Piercing ... Visceral ... These impressionistic histories smolder and glow
Rivera Garza’s mastery unfolds in gorgeous prose and surprising perspectives ... [She] proves to be a generous and provocative guide through desire, rage, friendship and hope. Translator MacSweeney has made Rivera Garza's clever and challenging content and syntax accessible and enjoyable. Readers who love imaginative short stories and Rivera Garza fans will rejoice
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